One more post before I start drinking Super Colon Blow

This will be my only post in a couple days probably, as tomorrow I get to undergo my first-ever colonoscopy (insert your snide joke here).

As part of this wonderful procedure, I get to swig approximately 412 glasses of a turbo laxative called Colite which is supposed to…well, never mind.

If anybody wants to know what this procedure is like – you know, the actual thing where they…well, never mind – then let’s have a vote. All in favor of having me detail what this is like, say aye. Those opposed say no.

I can’t eat anything for the next 36 hours, which is why I think I set a personal record for most calories consumed last night (actually, I don’t think I’ll ever outdo my teenage years, which included eating two large, supreme pizzas in one sitting once).

I’m a little young for this procedure, but astute readers of this blog might remember when I got a little sick during the first round of the playoffs and needed to go to a clinic in Minnesota for some care. Well, they recommended I get this done, and so here goes.

They say you usually get knocked out for this, and so I’m definitely going to insist that’s the case here.

Anyway, I’m going to retreat into the bowels of my bookcase until then and try to read anything that can take my mind off this. (Sorry, had to get one joke in).

Until then, a couple of hockey things:

– The NHL schedule will be released next Thursday, the 17th. A lot of you have asked.

– There is still no word about Joe Sakic. Believe me, I’ve been trying to get the scoop on what he’ll do, but even people very close to him say they don’t know what he’s decided yet.

– I wouldn’t be shocked to see Nikolai Khabibulin become an Av at some point. No, probably not before the season. But come trade deadline time – if Huet is playing well in Chicago and Peter Budaj isn’t here – I think it will be an easy call that the Avs would be among the highest bidders for his services.

OK, well take care kids. And for all those who are snickering at me having to get this thing done: your time is coming too, pal.

Good luck AD. Thanks for all your info. I love reading the blog. It gets me through work somedays.

Noah

Good luck AD. Thanks for all your info. I love reading the blog. It gets me through work somedays.

Wayne

Hope you stocked up on toilet bowl cleaner and Eucerin

Wayne

Hope you stocked up on toilet bowl cleaner and Eucerin

Dario

Mooooooooon Riiiver!

Patrick

We’ll miss you, AD. Get well soon. Hopefully, like a trip to the bathroom while waiting for a meal always seems to get the food delivered, Super Joe will announce his intentions while you’re asleep at the doc’s. Thanks for taking one for the team.

Dario

Mooooooooon Riiiver!

Patrick

We’ll miss you, AD. Get well soon. Hopefully, like a trip to the bathroom while waiting for a meal always seems to get the food delivered, Super Joe will announce his intentions while you’re asleep at the doc’s. Thanks for taking one for the team.

Mike1969

Wow that colonoscopy sounds like a real pain in the a$$. Thanks for the last minutes update(s) That’s wht you are the best Avs source in Denver! Thanks and best of luck with the procedure

Mike1969

Wow that colonoscopy sounds like a real pain in the a$$. Thanks for the last minutes update(s) That’s wht you are the best Avs source in Denver! Thanks and best of luck with the procedure

Jacyln

Thanks as always for the updates…you really take good care of us. Take it easy and good luck with the procedure.

One question when you get around to it, you mentioned “if Budaj is still here come trade deadline…”. I pretty much assumed Budaj is the man around here now that Theo left. Are the Avs not looking in that direction now? Why not? Why would they get rid of him?

Jacyln

Thanks as always for the updates…you really take good care of us. Take it easy and good luck with the procedure.

One question when you get around to it, you mentioned “if Budaj is still here come trade deadline…”. I pretty much assumed Budaj is the man around here now that Theo left. Are the Avs not looking in that direction now? Why not? Why would they get rid of him?

RedDre

Hi,

I came across your blog while doing some Sakic research…and read about your colonoscopy as well.

If it helps, I have undergone that procedure before (most recently last year, 3rd time, I am 31) and it was really a breeze (ha ha, no pun intended). Under sedation, I was not even concious of the event until the very end of it and even then I do not remember feeling much if any very minor discomfort at all. And I used to absolutely dread the procedure when I was younger, now I am perfectly okay with it.

RedDre

Hi,

I came across your blog while doing some Sakic research…and read about your colonoscopy as well.

If it helps, I have undergone that procedure before (most recently last year, 3rd time, I am 31) and it was really a breeze (ha ha, no pun intended). Under sedation, I was not even concious of the event until the very end of it and even then I do not remember feeling much if any very minor discomfort at all. And I used to absolutely dread the procedure when I was younger, now I am perfectly okay with it.

Hinton

Best wishes on the procedure, A.D. Thanks for keeping us Avs junkies posted on all of the off-season news…

Hinton

Best wishes on the procedure, A.D. Thanks for keeping us Avs junkies posted on all of the off-season news…

Danny

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Danny

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Anonymous

This sounds to me like what AD was trying to say. Make sense?

[quote]if Huet is playing well in Chicago and Peter Budaj isn’t [playing well] here[/quote]

Good luck, AD! Thanks for all of your reporting. I hope the recovery slides easy….

Andy

This sounds to me like what AD was trying to say. Make sense?

[quote]if Huet is playing well in Chicago and Peter Budaj isn’t [playing well] here[/quote]

Good luck, AD! Thanks for all of your reporting. I hope the recovery slides easy….

James

Ouch. Good luck with that.

Khabi an Av? Wait…wouldn’t that mean we would have consistent goaltending? That would be a change.

James

Ouch. Good luck with that.

Khabi an Av? Wait…wouldn’t that mean we would have consistent goaltending? That would be a change.

Avaranche

TMI homey!!

Hey, I guess it was a good thing we traded FINGER, huh??

Avaranche

TMI homey!!

Hey, I guess it was a good thing we traded FINGER, huh??

Ken J.

OH, I feel for you. I just had to go through that, and I’m only 38. The drugs they use to put you out are real nice at least. The prep is brutal.

Ken J.

OH, I feel for you. I just had to go through that, and I’m only 38. The drugs they use to put you out are real nice at least. The prep is brutal.

jeremy wampler

I was thinking the same thing…
Why would Budaj not be here?

That being said… bring on Khabi!!!!

jeremy wampler

I was thinking the same thing…
Why would Budaj not be here?

That being said… bring on Khabi!!!!

Al

My wife went through that. I volunteered to not eat anything either so she wouldn’t have to suffer alone. Eventually we’re all going to have to do it. Be brave!

Al

My wife went through that. I volunteered to not eat anything either so she wouldn’t have to suffer alone. Eventually we’re all going to have to do it. Be brave!

NyAvsFan

For those of you that read Spector’s website, http://www.spectorshockey.net/, they had a piece in the trade rumor section from the Columbus Dispatch speculating that the Avs would try to nab Pascal Leclaire with an offer sheet. I’m sure it’s speculation as I seriously doubt the Jackets wouldn’t match any offer we sent his way but worth mentioning.

Anyways onto the “Bhulin Wall”. Isn’t the reason the ‘Hawks brought in Huet precisely because Khabibhulin is not the consistent goaltender they thought he’d be? At this point is he much of an improvement? Here’s some stats to chew on.
Budaj 2006-07 GP: 57 W:31 L:16 GAA: 2.68 SV%: .905 SO: 3

Khabibhulin 2006-07 GP: 60 W: 25 L: 26 GAA: 2.86 SV%: .902 SO: 1

His stats last season are a little better(he won more games than he lost), but he also played 10 less games. Is this really an improvement in goal, or just a bigger name/salary?

NyAvsFan

For those of you that read Spector’s website, http://www.spectorshockey.net/, they had a piece in the trade rumor section from the Columbus Dispatch speculating that the Avs would try to nab Pascal Leclaire with an offer sheet. I’m sure it’s speculation as I seriously doubt the Jackets wouldn’t match any offer we sent his way but worth mentioning.

Anyways onto the “Bhulin Wall”. Isn’t the reason the ‘Hawks brought in Huet precisely because Khabibhulin is not the consistent goaltender they thought he’d be? At this point is he much of an improvement? Here’s some stats to chew on.
Budaj 2006-07 GP: 57 W:31 L:16 GAA: 2.68 SV%: .905 SO: 3

Khabibhulin 2006-07 GP: 60 W: 25 L: 26 GAA: 2.86 SV%: .902 SO: 1

His stats last season are a little better(he won more games than he lost), but he also played 10 less games. Is this really an improvement in goal, or just a bigger name/salary?

Todd

The worst part’s the day before. Especially if you like food.

Todd

The worst part’s the day before. Especially if you like food.

ClaudeLemieux

Good luck, AD!

ClaudeLemieux

Good luck, AD!

Trisha

Good luck with the procedure, Adrian. Get well soon!!

Trisha

Good luck with the procedure, Adrian. Get well soon!!

Boudj

Good luck AD! I’m 33 and will be going for my second colonoscopy tomorrow. Not eating the day before sucks because everything you see and smell looks so good… The procedure itself is not pleasant but not the worst thing either. I’m just looking forward at getting it done and over with!

Boudj

Good luck AD! I’m 33 and will be going for my second colonoscopy tomorrow. Not eating the day before sucks because everything you see and smell looks so good… The procedure itself is not pleasant but not the worst thing either. I’m just looking forward at getting it done and over with!

Scott

I’ve been seeing a lot of criticism / concern about Budaj lately. As far as I can tell his stats aren’t half bad, and of the other goalies that are potentially available… now or in the near future they aren’t much of a bigger step up from what we’ve already seen from Budaj. The simple fact is that we all expect our goalies to be like Patrick Roy. Budaj should be given time to prove himself – outside of the Quineville erra. Most people acknowledge that Q was horrible for any goalie he’s coached. Give Budaj a year or two and see what the kid can do. Maybe at this time next year we’ll all be singing praises to him. My guess is that he’s still developing and improving. He should only get better.

Scott

I’ve been seeing a lot of criticism / concern about Budaj lately. As far as I can tell his stats aren’t half bad, and of the other goalies that are potentially available… now or in the near future they aren’t much of a bigger step up from what we’ve already seen from Budaj. The simple fact is that we all expect our goalies to be like Patrick Roy. Budaj should be given time to prove himself – outside of the Quineville erra. Most people acknowledge that Q was horrible for any goalie he’s coached. Give Budaj a year or two and see what the kid can do. Maybe at this time next year we’ll all be singing praises to him. My guess is that he’s still developing and improving. He should only get better.

Bogart

I just had one in June. Don’t remember much about it. They actually warned me not to make any serious decisions afterward like getting a tattoo or buying a new Motor Home! Those are some fine pharmaceuticals. They wouldn’t give me any to experiment with at home though.

You’ll be glad to know for sure everything is fine. My brother-in-law is dying of colon cancer this summer due to never getting a colonoscopy until he started bleeding into the toilet. By then it was too late. Don’t let that happen to you.

Bogart

I just had one in June. Don’t remember much about it. They actually warned me not to make any serious decisions afterward like getting a tattoo or buying a new Motor Home! Those are some fine pharmaceuticals. They wouldn’t give me any to experiment with at home though.

You’ll be glad to know for sure everything is fine. My brother-in-law is dying of colon cancer this summer due to never getting a colonoscopy until he started bleeding into the toilet. By then it was too late. Don’t let that happen to you.

Herman

Good luck AD, I wish you the best. On the Budaj note I say we trade Raycroft and keep Budaj to get the Bulin Wall should the trade take place. I feel Peter Budaj has proved his worth to the organization and we should not give him up.

Herman

Good luck AD, I wish you the best. On the Budaj note I say we trade Raycroft and keep Budaj to get the Bulin Wall should the trade take place. I feel Peter Budaj has proved his worth to the organization and we should not give him up.

Terry Frei graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in the Denver area and has degrees in history and journalism from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He worked for the Rocky Mountain News while attending CU and joined the Post staff after graduation. He has also worked at the Oregonian in Portland, Ore., and The Sporting News. His seventh book, March 1939: Before the Madness, was issued in February 2014.

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